Editor’s note: This essay is part of Deseret Magazine’s January/February double issue addressing political polarization. Democrats and Republicans have long disagreed on policy issues — that’s the normal, useful contestation that drives democracy. When obliterating the other side becomes the ultimate goal, democracies fall apart.
In a post that has now been deleted, the Maldivian Deputy Minister of Youth Empowerment, Shiuna, made a mocking and disrespectful reference to PM Modi over his visit to the Indian island cluster. Her post even featured images of PM Modi from his visit to Lakshadweep. ‘India Has Always Been a Good Friend’: Maldives’ Former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Condemns Use of ‘Hateful Language’ Against PM Narendra Modi.
The NFL and Minnesota Vikings have condemned attacks targeted at running back Alexander Mattison as racist and “hateful behavior,” after the player performed poorly in Thursday’s game. Mattison, who is Black, ran for 25 yards and then fumbled in a close game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The performance brought him a mass of criticism online.…